Chapter Summaries

Hao Shuai arrived at Fei Ma Ranch and established his power by killing Chai Shao and crushing the knights who challenged him. Shang Xiuxun welcomed him into the ranch, while Li Xiuning left without securing horses for the Li Clan.

• Shang Xiuxun and her mounted knights questioned whether the young Hao Shuai was really the feared demon god.
• When Chai Shao insulted him, Hao Shuai seized him and accidentally snapped his neck despite Li Xiuning and Shang Xiuxun pleading for his release.
• Chai Shao's guard charged Hao Shuai, who crushed the guard and his horse into a ball of flesh.
• Hao Shuai used his Divine Sense and telekinetic power to pin Shang Xiuxun, Li Xiuning, and the knights to the ground, convincing Shang Xiuxun of his identity.
• Shang Xiuxun welcomed Hao Shuai to Fei Ma Ranch, and he refused to sell warhorses to the Li Clan and threatened Li Xiuning before leading Shang Xiuxun toward the castle.

Hao Shuai visited Fei Ma Ranch and confronted Shang Xiuxun about her father, Lu Miazi. When she denied knowing him, Hao Shuai carried her into the sky and announced that she was getting married, hoping to force Lu Miazi to appear; afterward, Shang Xiuxun attacked Hao Shuai with a dagger, and he stopped her from stabbing his most vulnerable point.

• Hao Shuai toured Fei Ma Ranch and accepted Shang Xiuxun's offer to stay for seven or eight months.
• At a banquet, Hao Shuai asked Shang Xiuxun to bring him Lu Miazi, but she denied knowing him despite his accusation that Lu Miazi was her father.
• Hao Shuai used his Divine Sense to pressure the gathered stewards and threatened Shang Xiuxun, but she still refused to admit the connection.
• Hao Shuai carried Shang Xiuxun into the sky and shouted across the ranch that she was getting married that night, then warned Lu Miazi that his grandchild might not recognize him.
• In the inner fortress garden, Shang Xiuxun stabbed Hao Shuai repeatedly, but his body repelled the dagger; when she aimed at his perineum, he grabbed her hands to stop her.

Hao Shuai and Shang Xiuxun wrestled until an accidental intimate moment made her cry, and he placated her with a lollipop. Lu Miazi interrupted them, then led Hao Shuai and Shang Xiuxun to his secluded home by the waterfall.

• Shang Xiuxun tried to stab Hao Shuai in the groin, and he held her tightly to stop her.
• Shang Xiuxun felt Hao Shuai’s arousal while they struggled, and he soothed her with a lollipop.
• Lu Miazi arrived and questioned Hao Shuai about marrying Shang Xiuxun.
• Hao Shuai produced a jar of lollipops, which Shang Xiuxun hugged as she followed him and Lu Miazi.
• Lu Miazi led Hao Shuai and Shang Xiuxun through a garden formation to his cliffside home.

Hao Shuai visited Lu Miazi at his secluded home, where he learned that Zhu Yuyan’s Heavenly Demon True Qi was slowly killing him. After Lu Miazi and Hao Shuai hinted at a possible bargain over healing him, Shang Xiuxun followed Hao Shuai outside and learned how grave her father’s condition was.

• Lu Miazi welcomed Hao Shuai and Shang Xiuxun to Anlewo and served them his Six-Fruit Elixir.
• Hao Shuai shared Coke with Lu Miazi and Shang Xiuxun, then said he had come to recruit Lu Miazi rather than seek Duke Yang’s Treasury.
• Hao Shuai examined Lu Miazi and discovered that a concentrated stream of evil true qi was corroding his meridians.
• Hao Shuai hinted that he could heal Lu Miazi at great cost to himself, and Lu Miazi understood the implication while Shang Xiuxun watched hopefully.
• Hao Shuai left with Shang Xiuxun, then told her that Zhu Yuyan’s Heavenly Demon True Qi had left Lu Miazi near death.

Hao Shuai settled into Flying Bird Garden and grew closer to Shang Xiuxun while the ranch’s stewards welcomed his presence as a possible protection for Fei Ma Ranch. Shang Xiuxun asked him to cure Lu Miazi, but Hao Shuai described the risks and challenged her to offer a convincing reason for him to help.

• Hao Shuai advised Shang Xiuxun to make peace with her late father, then had a maid arrange guest quarters for him in Flying Bird Garden.
• Shang Xiuxun found Hao Shuai resting in her residence and, after he joked that the servants had mistaken them for a couple, allowed him to stay.
• Hao Shuai wandered around Fei Ma Ranch, reassuring its stewards that he meant no harm and giving them hope that his presence would deter their enemies.
• Shang Xiuxun brought Hao Shuai dinner and wine, then asked whether he could cure Lu Miazi.
• Hao Shuai said Lu Miazi could be saved only by someone powerful enough to draw out Zhu Yuyan’s Heavenly Demon True Qi, and claimed doing so could endanger his own power.
• Shang Xiuxun offered Fei Ma Ranch’s protection and promised to repay him, but Hao Shuai doubted the stewards would risk angering powerful factions for someone who was neither kin nor friend.

Hao Shuai healed Lu Miazi, revealed that he came from another world, and persuaded him to follow him. He then proposed a plan to reconcile Lu Miazi and Shang Xiuxun by pretending Lu Miazi was near death, leaving Lu Miazi uneasy about deceiving his daughter.

• After Shang Xiuxun left disappointed, Hao Shuai ate the dinner she had brought and strolled around Fei Ma Ranch.
• Hao Shuai removed the remaining Heavenly Demon True Qi from Lu Miazi and healed his damaged meridians with a Senzu Bean.
• Hao Shuai revealed his origins to Lu Miazi and took him to the Deer Cauldron World before returning with him.
• Lu Miazi agreed to follow Hao Shuai after learning about his otherworldly travels and the possibility of Eternal Life.
• Hao Shuai told Lu Miazi to pretend he was dying so Shang Xiuxun would come to see him, then planned to ask her to marry him in exchange for healing Lu Miazi.
• Lu Miazi agreed to the plan only after Hao Shuai promised not to force Shang Xiuxun if she refused.

Hao Shuai brought Lu Miazi to Qin-era Xianyang so he could consult ancient books and decipher the Longevity Art. The First Emperor welcomed Hao Shuai and ordered the palace and city’s books gathered for Lu Miazi, while Hao Shuai learned that the Great Qin Empire was thriving and expanding.

• Lu Miazi said he could decipher the Longevity Art but needed ancient books, so Hao Shuai took him to Qin-era Xianyang to borrow them.
• Hao Shuai and Lu Miazi entered Xianyang, where Hao Shuai saw the city’s busy commerce and learned that the empire had abolished the entry tax.
• The First Emperor recognized Hao Shuai at the palace and welcomed him with his ministers.
• Hao Shuai asked for the palace’s ancient books, and the First Emperor ordered books from the palace and across Xianyang brought to Ascending Immortal Tower for Lu Miazi.
• Hao Shuai spent a day and night with the First Emperor, learning that Great Qin was prospering, had defeated the Xiongnu, and was campaigning south of Baiyue.

Hao Shuai arranged for Lu Miazi to decipher the Longevity Art, then learned that its seven diagrams were separate cultivation methods rather than ascending levels. After finding a use for its Five Elements True Essence, Hao Shuai stayed at Fei Ma Ranch until news of Wang Tong’s birthday banquet prompted him to leave for Dongping Commandery.

• Hao Shuai gave Lu Miazi the ancient texts and asked him to decipher the Longevity Art.
• Hao Shuai staged Lu Miazi’s apparent decline, prompting Shang Xiuxun to plead with him to treat Lu Miazi.
• A month later, Lu Miazi gave Hao Shuai the deciphered Longevity Art, which Hao Shuai found consisted of seven distinct cultivation methods.
• Hao Shuai realized the Longevity Art’s Five Elements True Essence could help protect his internal organs.
• Hao Shuai heard that Wang Tong was holding a birthday banquet, said goodbye to Shang Xiuxun, and set off for Dongping Commandery.

Hao Shuai infiltrated Wang Tong’s birthday banquet and watched Ba Fenghan provoke a confrontation with Ouyang Xiyi. Shi Qingxuan’s flute-playing calmed the hall, while Hao Shuai resolved to kill Ba Fenghan.

• Hao Shuai slipped into Wang Tong’s mansion and recognized Wang Tong, Ouyang Xiyi, and Wang Shichong among the guests.
• Ba Fenghan entered after throwing two doormen aside, introduced himself, and drew Wang Tong’s rebuke.
• Hao Shuai recognized Ba Fenghan and decided to put him down for stirring up trouble in the Central Plains.
• Ouyang Xiyi and Ba Fenghan raised their auras against each other, but Shi Qingxuan’s flute music eased their hostility and entranced the guests.
• Wang Tong praised Shi Qingxuan’s playing, and Ouyang Xiyi invited her to come inside.

Hao Shuai confronted Shi Qingxuan after her flute performance and openly declared that he intended to kidnap her. He subdued her and announced that he would wait with her at the Secluded Forest Abode for Shi Zhixuan, leaving the Wang residence stunned by his identity.

• Shi Qingxuan finished playing and attempted to leave the Wang residence.
• Hao Shuai blocked Shi Qingxuan and bluntly told her that he wanted to kidnap her.
• Shi Qingxuan tried to evade Hao Shuai with the Illusion Demon Movement Technique, but he used telekinesis and sealed her acupoints.
• Hao Shuai silenced and intimidated the men who surrounded him with his Lion's Roar Skill and overwhelming aura.
• Hao Shuai told the crowd to inform Shi Zhixuan that he and Shi Qingxuan would wait at the Secluded Forest Abode, and the crowd recognized him as the man who had killed Fu Cailin and slaughtered Goguryeo.

Hao Shuai took Shi Qingxuan to her secluded home near Chengdu after killing Ba Fenghan, then began growing closer to her. The next morning, he explored the valley with her and invited her to play a musical piece together.

• Hao Shuai killed Ba Fenghan and flew west with Shi Qingxuan on Xuan Yu.
• Hao Shuai teased Shi Qingxuan about her appearance, offered to let her ride Xuan Yu, and brought her to the Secluded Forest Abode.
• Hao Shuai set up a villa outside Shi Qingxuan's stone house and let her spend the night in her own room.
• Hao Shuai shared breakfast with Shi Qingxuan and toured the secluded valley with her.
• Hao Shuai showed Shi Qingxuan the score for the Song of the Smiling, Proud Wanderer, and she noted its resemblance to Guangling San.

Hao Shuai spent half a month courting Shi Qingxuan at her secluded home, growing close to her through music and daily life while wondering why Shi Zhixuan had not responded to his challenge. When Hao Shuai finally sensed Shi Zhixuan hiding nearby, he called the Evil King out of the shadows.

• Hao Shuai brought out the Jiaowei Qin, and he and Shi Qingxuan played the Song of the Smiling, Proud Wanderer together.
• Hao Shuai and Shi Qingxuan shared lunch and grew comfortable teasing and talking with each other.
• Over the next half month, Hao Shuai and Shi Qingxuan spent their days sightseeing and tending the vegetable patch, and their relationship became closer.
• Hao Shuai wondered whether Shi Zhixuan had forgotten about Shi Qingxuan or was waiting for Hao Shuai to kill her.
• Hao Shuai went to a nearby grove, detected Shi Zhixuan hiding there, and called him out.

Hao Shuai provoked Shi Zhixuan into attacking, defeated him, and explained that he had lured him out because he admired his talents and intended to protect him. Shi Zhixuan remained wounded but alive, while Shi Qingxuan stayed at Hao Shuai’s side.

• Shi Zhixuan ambushed Hao Shuai with a poisoned dagger, but Hao Shuai stopped it with his body and caught his wrist.
• Shi Zhixuan tried to grab Hao Shuai between the legs, then attacked with the Illusion Demon Movement Technique and fought him at close range.
• Hao Shuai used dragon-shaped blasts to defeat and wound Shi Zhixuan as Shi Qingxuan arrived and begged him to stop.
• Hao Shuai told Shi Zhixuan he would not kill him and said he had lured him out because he admired him and planned to protect him.

Hao Shuai tried to recruit Shi Zhixuan by promising to cure his split personality, mend his relationship with Shi Qingxuan, and eventually revive Bi Xiuxin. After taking the father and daughter through several other worlds, he convinced them that his extraordinary claims were real.

• Shi Zhixuan sensed Hao Shuai's Emperor's Ki, and Hao Shuai gave him a Senzu Bean that healed his internal injuries.
• Hao Shuai invited Shi Zhixuan to join him and said he wanted Shi Zhixuan's help, not the Holy Extreme Sect's followers.
• Hao Shuai promised he could cure Shi Zhixuan, help him reconcile with Shi Qingxuan, and bring Bi Xiuxin back to life.
• Shi Qingxuan and Shi Zhixuan reacted in shock, then waited until after their meal for Hao Shuai to explain.
• Hao Shuai took Shi Zhixuan and Shi Qingxuan to visit several other worlds, convincing them of his abilities and his promise to revive Bi Xiuxin.

Hao Shuai traveled to Chang'an and followed Lu Miazi’s plans to break into Duke Yang’s Treasury. He claimed its weapons, gold, and silver, leaving the hidden treasury emptied of its riches.

• Hao Shuai considered several ways to resurrect Bi Xiuxin and Shang Qingya, since his soul-calling attempts had failed.
• Shi Zhixuan pledged himself to Hao Shuai, while Shi Qingxuan showed her contempt for Hao Shuai’s womanizing.
• Hao Shuai arrived in Chang'an, explored the city, and checked into an inn.
• Hao Shuai followed Lu Miazi’s blueprint through the hidden mechanisms and traps leading to Duke Yang’s Treasury.
• Hao Shuai took the chests in the decoy vault, then entered the real treasury and examined its weapons and valuables.
• Hao Shuai found thousands of bows and other weapons, along with millions of taels’ worth of gold, silver, and valuables.

Hao Shuai looted Yang Su’s treasure rooms and recovered the Evil Emperor’s Sarira from Duke Yang’s Treasury. He took it to the Forbidden City, where he absorbed its accumulated demonic qi and greatly strengthened his mental powers.

• Hao Shuai swept Yang Su’s weapons and gold into his space to fund the rebellion.
• Hao Shuai opened a hidden compartment beneath the control-room table and retrieved the Evil Emperor’s Sarira.
• Hao Shuai took the Sarira to the Forbidden City in the Deer Cauldron World to avoid attracting demonic practitioners in Chang’an.
• Hao Shuai suppressed the Sarira’s violent influence and used the Northern Darkness Sky Absorption Skill to draw out its demonic and deathly qi.
• Hao Shuai spent the night absorbing the Sarira’s qi, expanding his Divine Sense to a radius of five hundred meters and doubling his telekinetic power to eighty tons.

Hao Shuai absorbed most of the Evil Emperor's Sarira, formed a tiny Golden Core, and strengthened his body with its Yuan essence. After returning to Paradise Space World, he learned that his physical abilities had improved greatly but still fell short of the power he hoped to reach.

• Hao Shuai continued absorbing the Sarira's true essence, compressed it, and formed a tiny Golden Core after taking in ninety percent of the essence.
• Hao Shuai saved the remaining true essence for Shi Zhixuan as a betrothal gift for Shi Qingxuan, then absorbed the Sarira's Yuan essence to strengthen his body.
• Hao Shuai's Invincible Golden Body reached its limit, so he left the training room and returned to Paradise Space World.
• Hao Shuai asked Dr. Erskine and his team to examine him, and Dr. Erskine reported that his strength had reached six tons and his physical capabilities were sixteen times those of an ordinary person.
• Hao Shuai compared himself to Marvel's strongest figures and remained uneasy despite believing he could fight Thor or the Hulk with all his abilities.

Hao Shuai checked on Paradise Space’s progress, then returned to Shi Qingxuan and Shi Zhixuan with the Evil Emperor’s Sarira. He helped Shi Zhixuan absorb its remaining essence, restoring him to the late Great Grandmaster realm.

• John Carlyle reported that Paradise Space had improved Earth’s population and environment, though it still lacked scientists.
• Hao Shuai joined Shi Qingxuan and Shi Zhixuan for dinner and gave Shi Qingxuan the Evil Emperor’s Sarira as a betrothal gift.
• Hao Shuai demonstrated that he could shatter the void with physical strength alone, shocking Shi Zhixuan.
• Hao Shuai concealed the sarira’s aura while Shi Zhixuan absorbed its essence in the woods.
• Shi Zhixuan returned to the Great Grandmaster realm and advanced to the late Great Grandmaster realm before returning the empty sarira to Hao Shuai.

Hao Shuai and Shi Qingxuan reached the Evil Emperor Temple and waited there for four seniors, spending the day joking, eating, and listening to music. When the four arrived, Hao Shuai burst out laughing at their appearance.

• Hao Shuai and Shi Qingxuan climbed the mountain to the abandoned Evil Emperor Temple, teasing each other along the way.
• Hao Shuai and Shi Qingxuan ate hot pot in the temple and then she played her jade flute.
• A visitor outside produced eerie demonic music, but Shi Qingxuan's flute overwhelmed it.
• Shi Qingxuan invited the four seniors inside, identifying herself as the daughter of Shi Zhixuan and Bi Xiuxin.
• Four figures swept into the temple, and Hao Shuai snorted with laughter when he saw them.

Hao Shuai lured the Evil Extreme Sect’s Four Great Fiends to the Evil Emperor Temple so he could obtain their fragments of the Dao Heart Seed Demon Great Method and study its spirit-nurturing techniques. After the four threatened Shi Qingxuan and argued over her, Hao Shuai provoked Jin Huanzhen and warned the group that Shi Zhixuan might be nearby.

• Hao Shuai sent Shi Zhixuan to Yangzhou with a token after Shi Zhixuan advanced to Great Grandmaster.
• Hao Shuai brought Shi Qingxuan to the Evil Emperor Temple and used the Evil Emperor’s Sarira to draw out You Niaojuan, Ding Jiuchong, Zhou Laotan, and Jin Huanzhen.
• Hao Shuai explained that the four disciples possessed fragments of the Dao Heart Seed Demon Great Method, which he wanted to study rather than cultivate.
• You Niaojuan demanded the Sarira, while Ding Jiuchong and Zhou Laotan argued over Shi Qingxuan.
• Jin Huanzhen offered to protect Hao Shuai, but he insulted her, prompting her to threaten to drain him dry and kill him.
• Hao Shuai warned the four that Shi Zhixuan might be present.